New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-01
WHO WILL WELD THE GAVEL
ASPIRANTS FOR SPEAKER ALL HOPEFUL.
THE CANDIDATES FOR SENATOR DISTRIBUTING
THEIR sTRENGTH--A QUIET CANVASS.

| ASPIRANTS FOR SPEAKER ALL HOPEFUL.
| THE CANDIDATES FOR SENATOR DISTRIBUTING
THEIR sTRENGTH--A QUIET CANVASS.
TBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl
| ALBANY, Dec. 81. - The contest for Speaker
| OF the Assembly was OF q remarkably placid
ch aracter today. Usually a Friday before
the Tuesday which Legislature is organ
| lied the hotels of Albany crowded with poll-
ticans eager to advance tho interests OF the several
candidates Speaker. To-day, however, the corri-
dors of the Deavan House had almost the vacant look
| of midsummer. and upstairs in the rooms where the
| candidates Tor Sneaker sat solemnly awaiting the
visits of Assemb ymon there fOrlorD silence un-
broken save by the visits OF newspaper correspondents
The absence OF most of the Assemblymen prevented
the politicians who had arrived from learning the
actual strength the several candidates for Speaker.
The last of the candidates for Speaker 10 reach the
| oity was Assembyma Charles d. Baker. of Steuben
County, who entered the doors Of tho Deavan House
at a. IN. and little later IN the day opened head
quarters the second floor opposite to those oil Gen
eral Hustled Mr.. Baker was somewhat dismayed to
learn that the night before his arrival bis three OPP
poncnts for the Speakership had all had brass bands
playing loudly in their rooms. and that the music
loving Assemblymen friendly to him had been dis
tressed by not hearing harmonious sounds proceeding
from his lie confessed that his late arrival may
have damaged his cause nut laughngly declared that
he confident OF soon winning back any regard he
might have lost. HIS presence much encouraged his
friends, and when the evening trains brought some
Assemblymen to the city they set to work in yigor-
GUS fashion to gam some votes tor him. Mr.. Baker
| had como influential politicians lahorng Tor hIm.
They we're Congressman Burleigh, of Whitehall; Con-
gresaman West of BalIsOn eA-Speaker Titus sheaTI,
Hackett, of Utca. Mr.. Bureish SAID to all the As
semblymen he met
| "You know that | am q friend OF General Hustled
and think he would make good Speaker. General
Hustled has yet announced that he Ia candidate.
In my opinion the Republican members OF the Assem-
bly, shoud endeayor to strengthen their party by re-
warding Mr.. Baker for hI. labors III its behalf" Con-
gresham W0~t also stoutly of the opinion that
! MIR Baker should be advanced to a highe. post than
lie ha. vet hclt orier to proclaim to young Republic
cans that they will be reSardcd for party eXeFtions
with party honors. This evening Messrs Burelgh.
! v eet. Uackctt, Cole and Shcard were whooping 1t
up for Mr. Baker in the liyolicst style. The evening
trains brought from Syracuse several OF In" politicians
OF that city. hcaded By senator Hendricks. me
Syracuse politicians much more Interested IN the
on of Frank Hscock senator than they are IN
the election OF any special candidate for Speaker AS
was asked by Mr. lackett to give his vote 10 Mr..
| Baker ior speaker:
No. ava frs. Of oil a Hscock man. shall vote
for Speaker to strengthen Mr.. IlscockS chances
| OF be coming Senator
The Syracuse politicians had a conference after
| their arrival, with Asremb yman fredcrIth ". kruse,
o CattIraugds County, who aiicr~aid SAID " am
candidate lot Speaker and have at least seven or
eight votes" Mr.. Krise declined to state the names
oi his supporters. one OF them, hC wevcr, Assembly
man lIadlcy. OF Franklin, Acknowledged that no
-honld vote ior Mr. Kruse. have aways said that
should. vote Mr. Kru-c Tor Sleaker hc said. and
! intend keep my wordp IL - suspected that Con-
grc-smau llscock intends TO throw the votes OF the
/ three Ououdnsa Comfy h"cmhymcn. that OF Assem-
byuau H-da.c. OF Cortland County, and several other
/, Speaker James W. Hustled was clipper as
u-usl in spirit He early opened his headquarters.
dorned black skull cap and seated IN a bg arm
chsr received visitors with that aiauiity OF 1anner
which wins him 30 many uieuds IN NN.nrtor Loren
B. Sessions, Of Panama, who hns guided here two III
! ceagous Ai5rmhiymcn oi ChautauQua County looked
IN at General usted while the latter was entertaining
"Ah," said Mr. Sessions what a fix Hustled is in
He does not wish 10 te Speaker and yet there
lot 4 fellows pulling aud hauling 10 make him take
to thcu violent net that shouin't wonder HE coat
wouidee torn 10 pieces and he wouldnt have whole
sti ho has the sonsoation of knoving hat he going
! 10 bc Speaker NJ. Sessions thought. that Acssrs.
| baker Arrod. Kru.e and Cole would whdra" from
| the contest before Monday night.
! Fremont Cole. one OF the candidates for Spcakol,
openly spoke Of inquishing his own oaudiday ana
cuLeiyoiipg to aid that of General Husted one OF the
chief supporters of Frank Arnold fot the Speakcrshp
who thought that General llustcd was getting
dangerous lead for the Spcakcrship went to Mr. Cole
aGd propOsci that he and Mr.. Baker should SUPP ort
! Mr.. Arnold, making HIM the opposition candidate TO
General Hustled Mr.. Cole refused 10 make any sucl
combination seeing that VI would be- against General
lluscd's interests Mr. Cole nftcrward said " could
! not 20 into such combination because the second
choice OF all ny supporicr- was General flu1ted ana
| regarded General lust"ds election ~ certain Mr.
Baker aitcrward stated TO IKIBC 81 correspondent
thai ne did tot authorize any manager Tor Mr. Arnold
| 10 propose any such arrangement with Mr. Baker.
| That would bo yrtu2I confession that he regarded
the chances of Liz elevation 10 the Sredk"r-ip AS
small On the contrary hc believed that he woald be
elected speaker Frank ArnolAs candidacy for the
| Spcakcrship WAS managed by Con2rcssman-elec.
| David Wlcr.
The A.-cmbymcn a. they arrived in Albany be
trayeG a cautious spirit and an unwluguess t" CON-
init themselves without further ght Hs To the stahdins
of the several candidates The multitude Of caudi-
dates confused the IN dgmcnt OF both Asscmblynen
! u
! rigorous order from Levi y. Morton In No"-fork
That his canvass for the Senator'p mus. nov he per-
mittcd TO become entaugicd with that OF any on" Tor
| the Speaker-hip. This led TO the diversion by Mr.
Tcals the Morton manager OF votes that were gong TO
Baker OF course especially delighted 10 get some
OF Mr. Morton'a strength and in having cleared HIM
se from the imputaton of be ne senator Mlllefs can
d"iatc Tor Speaker. Mr.. Bakero Brighter prospects
stopped what looked like stamrcde TO Hustled ihc
number of pledged Aseemel ymen s.eu ed ralidiy to
increase IA this mood sezed them. Mr. liscket ono
OF the managers Mr.. Bakers canvass. near mdneht
issued n bulletin which asserted that Mr. Baker had
i3 yot.s; Hustled, l3; Arnold 81 C2Ie Il
when info med Of this announcement said that Mi;
llackeit evidently confused December 81 with Aprl
Fools Day. General iinsted's supporters were not At
all dsnayed by the Occurrences of the day I9ey OK,
pIesstd themselves calmly confident that General
llusted would be elected tomorrow lhoy Prcsd'len
that Freeman Cole wOuld withdraw a. candidate III
favor Of General ustod. They stated also that all on
Mr. Arnolds supporters except perhaps Mr. Mhou
himself, would support General Hustled.
NOTIONS HEApoC AGrE AT NEWBUFG.
NEwBCKG Dec. 3l.-Tho annual report OF the u's
tees ci Washing ms Headquarters Just subniIt'od
10 tho Secretary of state. shows that the buildings
Hd grounds are in an excellent state Of prcseraton
Eerrrns t0 the memorial which Is 10 be crcctct from
the fund Of 10000 provided by the state OF Now
York. and 900 provided by tho general Govern
mcnt tho trustees briefly say that Congressional
Committee assumed the management OF the whoio
matter and without consulting the trustees con
tract was made and plans were adopted Tor cfecuhS
ia ,i.t,.I me Operations